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Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 4 RND: 1 (NE)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NE)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NE)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NE)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NE)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 7 (NE)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 220 RND: 7 (NE)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Jabbar Muhammad Head Shot
PICK: 238 RND: 7 (NE)
Jabbar Muhammad
CB Oregon
Draft Grade — Patriots
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Patriots: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jalen Travis, 63 picks early at pick 220.

The Lambert-Smith value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Job largely done: wide receiver settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick4 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
In pick 4 they get a long-term starter on the line. A real need, handled.
Pick38 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Steal is underselling it; Tyler Warren at Round 2, Pick 6 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick69 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at No. 69 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
A conviction pick on Denzel Burke at pick No. 77 that the board grades a round light. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick106 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in the 106th overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick144 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 144th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick217 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Somehow KeAndre Lambert-Smith was still sitting there in slot 217, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick220 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
They reached a country mile for Jalen Travis at the 220th pick, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick238 Rnd7 Jabbar Muhammad
Jabbar Muhammad slipping to Round 7, Pick 22 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.